Aug 8, 2008
Friday
Well, 08/08/2008, the luckiest day in at least thirteen months is upon us. I thought 07/07/2007 was special but today tops even that. 09/09/2009 should really be something, I can't wait.
My buddy Noah is here tonight while his mother attends her twentieth high school reunion. How did a young guy like me get a daughter that old? It must be some time shifting thing.
We stopped in a fast food place to grab a bite to eat tonight. It was perhaps the worst dining experience ever, made worse by a belligerent jackass in line who kept screeching about the wait. It wasn't me, but thanks for asking.
The problem seemed to be that there was just a single cashier and about nineteen knuckleheads cooking, watching cookers cook and managing cookers cooking. What a mess. I blame the entire debacle on the manager, a bossy and abrasive woman named Irene. Almost any customer service problem can be traced back to poor management.
The restaurant is located next to a car lot. They have a sign which says, "Our truck prices are so low, you won't care about the price of gas". Wanna bet? Even a free truck cost four dollars a gallon to fill up.
Makes no sense to me, but I suppose if you have a lot full of trucks you have to try something.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky
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$4.75 a gallon in DC.
Giving up my car a few years ago was one of the smartest things I ever did - though of course I could do that only because I live in a city with great public transportation.
How fun for Noah to get to go to a fast food joint next to a car lot. You're such a great granddad.
The NY Times had an article about how no one has been able to sell their used Hummers. One guy was trying to get $13,000, and there were no takers. I really really felt sorry for him.
Indeed, I'm sure that truck vendor is eating sawdust these days.
$3.69 a gallon in Newark! I was glad I was running on empty--I filled the tank . I love Newark!
Full serve too--as per Jersey law.
I have no sympathy for Hummer owners. NONE.
Sounds like a change in managers for the fast food place is in order. L and I ate at a Chilis the other day. There was a large party, having a party, and so the kitchen was backed up. We had to wait perhaps an extra 10 or so minutes, but the manager brought us our meals himself. Everyone seemed to be pitching in there, another manager helping the bus boy and so on.
$3.69 is less than it is here in the South. And no full serve. NONE!
You have to choose your vehicles wisely.
I've been dead for awhile, now. Tell me, is it very expensive to buy a car and keep it insured and parked safely in a major American city nowadays?
I'm looking forward to 11-11-11
You're 20 years older than I, yet in your blog you refer to me as "that old" and to yourself an "a young guy." Something in that statement doesn't make sense...
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